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The need for change is long overdue... and it is here. Finally.
Toronto Raptors players, coaches, executives and staff, along with MLSE Chairman Larry Tanenbaum, deliver a powerful message of hope and love.
Words by: Michael Tyler

Inside Open Gym is where we recap and breakdown stories and the production through the lens of Open Gym. Along our crew, each episode features special guests tied to those specific stories. Join us as we’re giving fans a deeper look behind the scenes of what goes into it all.

A West Coast road trip serves as the backdrop in this week’s episode of Open Gym, as Toronto Raptors Assistant Coach Nate Bjorkgren details his coaching journey which began in a small town in Iowa. Bjorkgren illuminates the life decisions he made and the chances he took which led to coaching at the highest level including how he met Nick Nurse, partnering up with him, and then eventually facing off against him in the G League Finals.

Fred VanVleet doesn’t take this life for granted. In this special extended episode, Open Gym relives the moments that have made VanVleet a favourite to Toronto Raptor fans everywhere, including fulfilling his dream to play in the NBA despite not getting drafted, becoming a G League champion, re-signing with the big club, becoming a father, and then finally, providing a pivotal role in the the team’s first NBA championship.

The need for change is long overdue... and it is here. Finally.
Toronto Raptors players, coaches, executives and staff, along with MLSE Chairman Larry Tanenbaum, deliver a powerful message of hope and love.
Words by: Michael Tyler